View full sizeAssociated Press/Eric GayIt's unlikely that oil from the Gulf spill will reach our area. In this June 7, photo, APTN photographer Rich Matthews takes a closer look at oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, in the Gulf of Mexico south of Venice, La..

Although as much as 100 million gallons of oil has spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, the chances of the slick reaching the Jersey Shore are remote, state environmental officials said Monday. "The oil will not affect New Jersey this summer, and it is extremely unlikely that it will affect New Jersey at all," said Bob Martin, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection.